Is This The Best Chinese car ever? Xpeng G9

This week our man in China, Elliot Richards is taking a break from the usual array of small, sensible affordable EVs to show us the latest and greatest creation from Xpeng: The new G9 flagship SUV. With an outrageous interior, Mercedes-level quality and a price tag that will likely undercut its western rivals, is this the moment China becomes the new king of luxury?
0:00 A bit of a surprise
0:52 Why another SUV?
2:09 Tonnes of tech
3:06 A lot of boot for your buck
4:06 Quite nippy
5:00 In the driving seat
6:03 Bargain luxury
6:53 On the road
9:13 Back view
10:18 Concluding thoughts
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[@ewadge]

I am pretty fascinated with the state of EVs in China. It seems like a separate parallel world. MG have proven that a Chinese built car can be a success in Europe.

[@beskalbuwok2899]

like wakanda country (movie), most advances tech only inside China.

[@omaralkayal7598]

they can easily, the consumers these days seem to care more about the features than the badge or prestige the Chinese offer a lot for less money

[@hermesliteratus882]

Looks like informed consumers of the modern world are less inclined to pay premium simply for a badge or logo.

[@omaralkayal7598]

@@hermesliteratus882 The problem is some of the legacy automakers luxury cars who do come with great tech and innovation some of them are putting so many things as optional extras and make the buyer pay way too much of what the car is worth like if you buy a Range Rover you pay extra thousands for the adaptive cruise control and radar which are otherwise standard on every car these days 😂😂😂

[@howardtom6898]

mg is not well saled in China，it seems like a second or three level brand in China

[@densmac]

My new favorite EV car brand. Success is when you get the right places right. For an EV range is number 1, good power, quick charging, great handling and functional tech. This car ticks all these boxes for me.

[@samuelefabbri1307]

Btw China looks immaculate

[@seanarmstrong8460]

I have been driving my G3 for over two years. It may not have as many of the self-driving amenities, but I love it. It gets me where I want to go and in comfort

[@emperorbruce1551]

I'm disappointed not to get more information about the interior, the technology, ride and handling. Elliot appears too distracted by his love of small cars to do this review justice. He forgets that large SUV's are an important sector and essential to some owners,

[@tren133]

Check out Wheelsboy review of the L9, which is more comprehensive IMO. Hopefully they'll be doing the G9 soon as well.

[@xxwookey]

If you want people to be nice about ridiculous massive SUVs I suggest you watch another channel. No-one at FC likes these things, and I'm inlined to agree with them. I'm not convinced they are 'essential' to anyone. Get an MPV/van if you need this much space.

[@robupsidedown]

@@xxwookey you can't carry golf clubs in an mpv, WHAT WILL PEOPLE THINK?!

[@famousraperandrapperkriswu656]

XPENG has fallen behind in the new electric car race. The G9 is perfectly sniped by the Li L9 & L8, although I don't think the latter two are perfect, but people like them more. Within less than 48h after the L8 announcement,, XPENG announced that it will lower the price of g9 and increase the configuration.

[@eden5260]

Elliot isn't a car journalist and he never has been. Simple as that. when he does talk about driving characteristics or comfort he mostly gets it wrong and oversimplified

[@havencat9337]

Dam, that city background looks awesome! Nice to see Elliot back with this car!

[@inglam]

China!

[@johnny_ng]

It's GuangZhou😃

[@simonyapp]

Nice review, thanks

[@fparent]

Hi Elliott, we've been missing your presentations. Hopefully we'll see more soon.

[@reginald7214]

Agreed!

[@metricstormtrooper]

Look at China Driver.

[@fparent]

@@metricstormtrooper thanks, I've subscribed.

[@SadmanStudios]

Beautiful backdrop

[@proximaone1350]

SUVs are popular for a reason. Great for carting bulky items and towing. I have a diesel 4WD, would love to change to an electric version. 🙂 Not yet available in Australia.

[@bob808]

Interesting to see them using Mercedes stalks. It's got a nice, simple style about it. Well done Xpeng!

[@honantong]

I live in Chongqing, China, loads of amazing cars here including Xpeng, Li, Nio, Tesla, Porsche, Masarati, ... like.. everywhere

[@Battery-Powered]

7:00 Not 650km/h... just 650km.

[@reginald7214]

😆 🤣

[@Moses_VII]

Lol, the fastest train is only 600km/h, and it's a magnetic train.

[@houleronald]

Great job!

[@marvintpandroid2213]

They make it because people will buy it and make money. I also far prefer small cars or at most an estate car.

[@daveh9415]

The side profile of that car is just pure class, love the looks of it. Its amazing that we are seeing the future of cars that we had in video games a few years ago coming to life now from China.

[@TheSteinbitt]

It looks like an old Range Rover, and Tesla made cars with same tech ten years ago, so not sure what you mean?

[@reginald7214]

@@TheSteinbitt you still spamming for Elon, fanboy?

[@TheSteinbitt]

@@reginald7214 lol

[@lelitj89]

Elliot good to see you again here mate! Please cover the AVATR 11... I wish to know your take on it, because it looks like the pinnacle of chinese evs.

[@jzvr5842]

The pinnacle of EVs period. Chinese EVs are the pinnacle of EVs so the pinnacle of Chinese EVs means it's top one in the world which I agree with. The only thing that can compete with Huawei's electric motors, HarmonyOS in a car, and CATL's batteries inside is an EV with Huawei motors, HarmonyOS and batteries from BYD.

[@lander_ship]

​​@@jzvr5842HarmonyOS is fully developed by huawei itself,BYD might be developed their own custom software for their car,stop talking nonsense....

[@alexiancu87]

9:40 WOW! The charge door disappears! 👍👍

[@yftan4353]

How come??? where's the door????

[@alexiancu87]

@@yftan4353 it probably slides behind the bodywork. I like that!

[@yulwu6758]

Look forward to reviews on li cars L9. I know extended range vehicle is not the main theme of this channel, but its a pretty cool car in its own right.

[@reginald7214]

They won't review hybrids

[@yulwu6758]

@@reginald7214 its a shame because apart from developed countries, lots of regions need hybrids to make that transformation (lack of charging network). Plus phev can be used as pure electric as well

[@reginald7214]

@@yulwu6758 exactly

[@user-bt3iz7vi7q]

Nice vidéo, as I see some comments about the content, please give more details on interior in the future. 🙏🙏✌️

[@SEOcretario]

I don't know if this is the best chinese EV, but I can say it's in the same quality-price-specs line as the Nio ES8 😉. Thanks again Elliot for opening eyes to European automotive industry 🚗🇪🇺

[@famousraperandrapperkriswu656]

NIO ES8 IS NOT VERY GOOD IN 2022

[@SEOcretario]

@@famousraperandrapperkriswu656 have you done a test drive of Nio ES8? I do😉

[@famousraperandrapperkriswu656]

@@SEOcretario Does the version you test drive have air suspension? To be honest, the ES8 and ES6 air suspension is the worst air suspension I have ever experienced... It can't be compared to a benchmark like the Touareg

[@SEOcretario]

@@famousraperandrapperkriswu656 yes and no problem in normal driving at Oslo from the center to Holmenkollen, it's very twistty route 😉

[@dmytroshcherbak8657]

First scene in video looks exactly like a KALEIDOSCOPE map from B2042 :)

[@reginald7214]

I don't know why you skipped the tech. Xpeng has the best voice controls and assisted driving tech in china. You didn't even show the screens head on. Not to mention the fully automated fold out bed...that to be fair wasn't offered on your vehicle...and xpeng does high end for better margins and so Europeans will buy it. For an xpeng owner such as you are, that was a crappy review. I'm suprised and disappointed. Will wait for wheelsboy I guess....oh and the profit margins on first gen wulings was $18.00 dollars per car...not a typo.

[@tren133]

I mean ultimately isn't that a good thing Wuling is doing? They are willing to sell a car nearly at cost so city dwellers in China can have access to basic eco-friendly personal transportation. As opposed to American car companies who are currently focusing on making giant heavy EVs like the Ford Lightning or GMC Hummer.

[@reginald7214]

@@tren133 for sure.

[@TheSteinbitt]

It has slow screens, poor map interface and lots of sounds and warnings that turn on each new ride. It’s quite far behind Tesla on software, other than that it’s a good car.

[@nonyanks2510]

Makes my old 2014 Leaf look even better, I'm like you, we need smaller more nimble affordable useable electrics not more road monsters!

[@futmut1000]

It looks like your coping hardcore, ''we need'' according to who? You? Everyone has different needs, this car is several times better than your old crappy Leaf, even the New Leaf cant hold a candle to this car, two different levels, one is excellent while yours is below average..

[@nonyanks2510]

@@futmut1000 It's paid for five years ago and has required zero maintenance and get 4.9 miles per kwh, and always gets the job done with no fuss, tough to beat, tech is what you offer when you can't get the job done, it's a distraction.

[@joyceadson5420]

BYD's Dolphin Car is Suitable for You

[@steverichmond7142]

As ever an excellent review by Elliot.

[@richardfrankel6102]

Thanks for a most interesting and thought-provoking video. And please let me say, with great affection, that describing this sub-4sec 0-60 car as "quite nippy" just might be the most English thing I've ever heard.

[@thechrissmartin]

Pretty good content. There seems to be color grading missing at 10:10

[@randomjasmicisrandom]

Wouldn’t it make more sense to say “that is the Xpeng G9 and this is Fully Charged”?

[@dengueberries]

Had the luxury of trying an Xpeng the other day, such a proper car

[@Just-a-guy926]

That is a very attractive vehicle.

[@jasoncatt]

Superb video as always. Would love to get your thoughts on NVH and overall quietness compared to other vehicles, and how was the ride? Squishy? Compliant? Wafty? Firm?

[@greentraveler4114]

the city of Guangzhou is so mordern and beautiful and clean.

[@dnart4850]

很专业的解说，很细心的讲解知识

[@talktorobi]

Our man in China, Elliot. Keep up the good work.

[@jasonbrown3646]

Should arrive in Australia in 2035. When my Rav 4 Hybrid arrives

[@Mr.Relaxed]

How did it drive, how was the noise level, are there double glass on windows, does it have steering heating, automatic high beam assist, how the interior quality/feeling?

[@shoutykat]

A dual motor, EV SUV weighing in at under 2400kg is really good! Most ICE SUVs that size can't do that!

[@theairstig9164]

Today yes. My five seat SUV was 1490Kg in 2008. The current version with the small engine is 1611Kg

[@jzvr5842]

@@theairstig9164 But you're talking about a small SUV.

[@JohnReiher]

Does answer the question as to what will be the standard for high speed charging. [Looks at Xpeng's chargers and cars, and the sheer numbers produced.] Yup, it's obvious!

[@csabavaradi5716]

Looks great and the price is very reasonable .

[@yoshikohelbing9495]

I'm from China and I'm glad to see everyone's praise for China's new energy vehicles, but I want to say that China will continue to work hard and enhance technological ❤❤

[@tacosdecamaron]

and the trolling with the Tokio hat hahaa

[@LetsgowithHyro]

I’m impressed😮👍🏼

[@notlessgrossman163]

This is a great channel get see affordable electric cars we are not allowed to buy or overpriced cars we can't afford.

[@alanrogers7090]

I like that Xpeng is taking a page out of the Tesla Playbook by introducing their own dedicated brand of chargers across China. Perhaps they will eventualy place them where Xpeng sells their cars.

[@curryconsult]

Actually this is exactly the size I want… just without most of the tech and other luxury items. 4X4 absolutely. Decent ground clearance absolutely good on dirt roads and deep snow? Necessary. I need a reasonably priced EV capable of carrying 4 people and a dog in a crate in the back. The dinky toys you seem to like may work well for a strictly urban guy like yourself, but there’s a whole market segment out there that NEED. something bigger.

[@curryconsult]

@William J doesn't help it you don't live in China!

[@jzvr5842]

BYD is the one you need then.

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

What computing platform is it based on? Nvidia Drive?

[@rtfazeberdee3519]

Yep, if the legacy makers don't get their act together, these new makers are going to eat the legacy's lunch before they even get it

[@simonl617]

Agree. We need LandRover to step up, and fast. Jaguar iPace needs full EV stable mates ASAP.

[@morrismak]

I am living in SZ and I am still waiting for one of these brands to come out with a 7 seater MPV similar to a Honda Odyssey or stepwagen for my family of 5

[@Bork0r]

What is that song in the beginning of final thoughts section? 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheMyboy1983]

Very interesting car, with an optional head up display and panoramic sunroof with function to open it would be the perfect car for me!

[@user-td1ft4hp5g]

Is this a good time in buying the company stock share

[@videostarish]

Love the front end! The 5G antenna will stop you getting the full rearward range of the roofrails! I'd have loved to see it going up a 45° grassy slope.... 👍

[@trzarector]

Hurry up and bring these to the UK! I want one of these!

[@Dannydrinkbottom]

Good looking car

[@stevecolton8021]

Do you know when it’s coming to the uk. ?

[@ianvanstraaten8312]

What is timeline to launch in Europe?

[@davidsworld5837]

Robert. in UK came across a company called CO CHARGER. It may be some thing you should look into...

[@Asian_Connection]

I would buy one!

[@markiliff]

3:45 You nearly said "…the frunk and the bunk" there, didn't you?!

[@IDann1]

Still my favourite reviewer next to Bob.

[@qilu2004]

this car, if rolled out anywhere outside of china, would be a blockbuster. if it were by GM, GM could sell half a million of them in a year. but in china, there are too many good evs unfortunately. I don't think G9 offers a package that is competitive enough. Xpeng is somewhat lost imo.

[@stefanospap6288]

Not really, the NIO ES7 renders it obsolete pretty much and NIO is starting global expansion now.

[@qilu2004]

@@stefanospap6288 the es7 is priced quite a bit higher, but at least it has proper size. this G9 is smaller than a bmw x5, too small to be a flagship model.

[@stefanospap6288]

@@qilu2004 Have you seen XPENG's markup on their exports to foreign markets? With such markups they compete on the same level as NIO does not do such thing obviously because they are more geared for global presence. Regardless, even in China this SUV is pointless. Who in their right mind would choose this over a NIO. Yes, the price is cheaper but not that much cheaper to justify the huge downgrade and lack of services that NIO offers. BaaS also lowers the upfront cost by 10k as well so that's another bonus. Buying the G9 is simply a dumb consumer purchase. It's not even going to retain value used like a NIO does ...

[@qilu2004]

@@stefanospap6288 markup on exports, as I understand, may be up to local distributors. In china, the G9 was priced not to sell. BTW, NIO is not priced to sell well in china either. Their sale volumes are disappointing, both nio and xpeng. they better do well in the international markets.

[@stefanospap6288]

@@qilu2004 I don't think you are seeing the whole picture. NIO nor XPENG are demand constrained. They are going through supply issues.

[@n1vca]

If they will build up a service network here in Europe and start importing, I don't see a chance for any other non Chinese manufacturer. I just ordered a South Korean EV and am impressed about their quality and the amount of sales they do even here in Germany, the formerly holy grail of quality cars which don't offer as much warranty as the Asians do. That doesn't really underline trust in their own German quality, which is one of the reasons I turned towards South Korean cars, because I simply like the car to be long term reliable, modern, safe and inexpensive! It is super interesting to see how far they are and we seem to be a point now were we have to copy from China and not the other way around. But even then we will never have this cheap labor and in order to stay an economically and humanitarian healthy country, we may have to rely on peoples national ideology and pay more for a car that gives you less just in order to maintain the survival of the local/countries economy. I wonder if the average Chinese gets wealthier and more spoiled from life they might run into the same laziness and luxury problems we have in the Western World. At some point it may even out and they will have raise prices and we will all be balanced again?!

[@jzvr5842]

Nope, do you see Singapore running into that problem? A big part of Chinese culture is about being hardworking and diligent. The average Chinese already enjoy living standards that are similar to the West.

[@n1vca]

@@jzvr5842 Good point, but Singapore is to me not equal to China, though China wants to see it that way. But I totally agree on the Chinese culture and that is exactly why the western world will run into problems. We are too busy getting our work/life balance straight and too much time is being spent on bullshit images from single people, to corporations to government to maintain something irrelevant that they can profit from in any other form. I am not saying everything is bad here, I am also happy human rights don't get breached on a systematic way, but I am worried about our future and I have to spend more time on selecting what is total and utter BS and what is real and worth focusing on. Here are some examples to what I call BS: -Consuming news about people we will never be in touch with - Celebrity News -Driving uncomfortable cars optimized for high speed in countries that have a speed limit -Driving huge and wasteful pick-up trucks on a daily basis when you never/rarely need to transport bulky stuff -Dress yourself according to the lastest fashion trends - just wear what feels and looks good to you and stick with less things in long term -Don't buy stuff you don't need just to impress others -Don't try to impress others in the private world, be yourself and focus on your health and care for your few real friends and be tolerant and helpful to others. I could go on but I have stuff to do, anyway just to give you and idea about 1st world problems, which might overlap with others.

[@leebell6744]

Great review, my only concern is when if ever we see these in the UK.

[@TheDigitalGuerrilla]

Someone forgot to color correct some shots

[@amazeddude1780]

It seems to me that the rationale for personal vehicles does not really exist for most people. The monthly cost compared to distance travelled seems ridiculous. The future will most likely have efficiently sized people moving vehicles. Capacity will be 7-10 people, and the vehicles will network with each other to form small trains that could easily handle rush hour loads and then go off somewhere to charge up. There will be surplus capacity for people to have quick responses for local errand running etc. This will obviously require a reconceptualization of how we move large numbers of people in short windows of time. It's great that the 'elites' are willing to be the beta testers for technology to be used in everyday vehicles!

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

Xpeng just wanted remind NIO, Li auto, HongQi that they're also here in China to serve the rich family EV segment

[@famousraperandrapperkriswu656]

xpeng is behind now

[@OO-un8ks]

And does it charge ultra fast (compatible with superchargers)

[@yoshikohelbing9495]

Yes.but It can be fully charged for an hour with fast charging.

[@marcbungener1877]

too much screen inside and no HUD, the absence of which is a show stopper for me (also the problem with Tesla & Lucid)

[@thomasgaudette7367]

Curious why the self driving system was not demonstrated

[@devonbikefilms]

With you all the way Elliot, we need some smaller more agile EVs, not just the MG4, but something smaller with more utility, less luxury.

[@joyceadson5420]

BYD's Dolphin Car is Suitable for You

[@Thinkofwhat]

These bloody ev manufacturers should really start having full spare tyre instead of "Frunk". None of these "repair kits" or temporary skinny tyre nonsense!!

[@UTube-gs1yf]

Looks like they greatly improved the Mitsubishi Outlander design.

[@MKVD]

I saw this car in a camo this week in Helsinki, Finland. Funny that they are testing it here, since Finland is the only nordic country they don't sell cars in…

[@vorlon81]

i think Finland is like Really Cold?

[@MKVD]

@@vorlon81 it's just as cold as norway or sweden, where they happily sell their cars :D

[@vorlon81]

@@MKVD true but what better way to hide from prying 👀 , a place just as cold as ur customers without the scrutiny 😎

[@assgrabber2]

Beautiful suv❤

[@richardfoster6494]

My BIG QUESTION is will this ever appear in the UK?

[@GeordiLaForgery]

I doubt it unless this company starts gives a lot of kickbacks to the british gov?

[@danijsn]

This car is coming to Norway

[@richardfoster6494]

@@danijsn Great news 4 u. Not us in gb!

[@t1n4444]

Why worry? There's bound to be another almost identical car driving along in a week or two. For all we know the Chinese use the same design house as everyone else.

[@tren133]

I don't think XPeng sells in any RHD markets. So far only MG and Ora, with BYD also starting to make RHD vehicles. You might see the BYD Sea Lion before this XPeng ever makes it to the UK.

[@Cloxxki]

Strangely it's much less spaceous than a Model Y, but that says more about Model Y than about G9. Luxury wagons (all of which are ICE or PHEV) also offer more cargo space, though.

[@70svd]

Looks fascinating this car if prices right can have a good future

[@yoshikohelbing9495]

The price of this car is 300,000 to 400,000 yuan in China. It is a medium and large SUV with two versions of cruises: 570km and 650km.

[@zeeschnitzel]

0:36 Song?

[@peterzeutzius413]

fantastic EV SUV, especially the XP pilot, NGP is far far more attractive than Tesla Autopilot for me

[@rogerstarkey5390]

It IS Tesla Autopilot. (Bootleg version)

[@jzvr5842]

@@rogerstarkey5390 It's way better than Tesla's dumb cruise control lol all Chinese companies are on level 4 or level 5 already while Tesla is still bluffing about being stuck on level 2.

[@willmac5642]

The trend now is a saloon SUV mix - Toyota Crown is a good example

[@nabeelmajeed4815]

I like the Cadillac escalade ESV from 2020 for seeing that it has a Cadillac escalade ESV Electric like the 2020 one day because I like the Cadillac escalade ESV from 2020. 😭

[@richardyoung1107]

OK reviewer, but lacks the detail of CarWOW guy. Will it be in the UK, seems like a decent competitor to BMW/Audi, but what's the price in GBP?

[@metricstormtrooper]

Is coping with twisty roads driving over the unbroken centreline?

[@erxa1113]

Looks cool, fabulous 😍

[@Viddough]

It’s full of tech ,they might get annoying ,interfering with the driving experience plus sooner or later they will break,the interior looks is superb,the exterior only thing is they could have made the front headlights more stealthy because they look like a Mitsubishi Outlander ,but it’s still prettier than the x7 which will b it’s main competition.

[@govindkhatuwala5257]

Nice ev 👍👍👍👍

[@kmoorman2008]

Is this going to be sold outside of China?

[@rockgardner]

Another high-class car review from the Fully Charged Show. Since there are many common labor class people in China, let's see more of the cars they drive.

[@unclezeppy]

Zhaoqing licence plates, does it mean there is now xPeng factory somewhere there or just that somebody who lives there bought that car?

[@Sunny-hc1bf]

Do a review of the Li Auto L9 Please!!!

[@philipbrown4602]

I was waiting for more information on the "insane" interior, sadly, it was not forthcomig.

[@mrmawson2438]

Great video mate

[@Itsallgoodtogo]

Looking forward to more basic hatchbacks that don't cost as much as an apartment.

[@floxshuilee1760]

6:30 Absolutely right. 2024款入门价格降低到了260k左右，我反正是认证在考虑这辆车了

[@mrmawson2438]

Voice activation is good

[@briankavanagh7191]

I'd swop my Kona EV for this.

[@georgemeadows3683]

It look just like a Range Rover relar especially form the side and back

[@tymanot]

It is a beautiful car I have to say. Thanks for the Video.

[@qingpengzhu1439]

With the G9,we can get 200 kilometers of range on a 5-minute charge.

[@richh650]

Funny how this review on Fully Charged doesn't appear to fully understand basic economic concepts when questioning why the more luxury G9. It is almost required that auto manufacturers also have more expensive vehicles that in turn, have much higher margins for additional profit for the company's viability. It cannot be just about feel-good inexpensive mandates as much as being about commercial long-term capital sustainability for survival.

[@user-nq7sd1lz5d]

good